KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING

AT A GLANCE

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet…

One category that Kalshi offers is "mentions" markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events. Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including … Read the full story at The Verge.

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• The Verge: Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator.
• The Verge: ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet…
• The Verge: One category that Kalshi offers is "mentions" markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events.
• The Verge: Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including … Read the full story at The Verge.
• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: US media had reported that Gabriel Perez, who has been operating Trump’s teleprompter since 2016, used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 (€85,900) betting on what the president would say in big speeches.
• The Times of Israel: Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president's speeches The post Trump teleprompter operator…

KEY FACTS

• Topic: TECH — the feed headline centres on KALSHI, CAUGHT, TRUMP, 8217, TELEPROMPTER.
• Original feed: The Verge.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 19:43 UK.
• Coverage checked: 3 distinct sources and 3 closely matched related stories.

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1. 16/07/2026, 19:43 PRIMARY FEED KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING (The Verge • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 20:51 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES (Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 20:55 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS (The Times of Israel • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
4. 16/07/2026, 21:21 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP'S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ON UNPAID LEAVE OVER ALLEGED KALSHI BETS ON TRUMP SPEECHES (PBS News Hour - The Latest • 40 mins ago) [Story Intel]

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• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago
• The Times of Israel: TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: TRUMP'S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ON UNPAID LEAVE OVER ALLEGED KALSHI BETS ON TRUMP SPEECHES [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 40 mins ago

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES
  Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 1 hr ago • GLOBAL
• TRUMP'S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ON UNPAID LEAVE OVER ALLEGED KALSHI BETS ON TRUMP SPEECHES
  PBS News Hour - The Latest • 40 mins ago • US
• TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS
  The Times of Israel • 1 hr ago • ISRAEL